Mada McDonald – Happy Holidays!
History, history and more history. Todays episode is a gift. Our Living Legend gives detailed accounts of life from 1940 to present, and the history of a great American family. LD and Mada (Activator, Innovator and Motivator) reminisce about projects they worked on together during 2022. Happy Holidays!
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Count Time Podcast Living Legend Mada McDonald
Selected quotes and notes from Count Time Podcast with LD Azobra Interview with Mada McDonald
Good evening. Good evening. Good evening it’s 4:00 PM. Stand up it’s count time, time for every man and woman to stand up and be counted. Welcome to another edition of Count Time podcast. I am brother LD Azobra. Thank you for joining us today.
Now today we have here my ride and die partner in crime my up and down, the girl who been rolling with me for quite some time, Ms. Mada Clark McDonald, or Ms. Mada McDonald Welcome to Count Time.
MYM
Welcome, welcome, my brothers and my sisters.
LD
I’ve been waiting for quite some time to get this interview. Now, she and I worked closely together, but it’s been hard to get an interview with her. She’s so big, so important. I can’t even get an interview, people out there. But guess what I got her here today. If you want to hear a lot of great information, lot of history, well, you’re going to hear from this young lady here. She got a long story and a great story to tell. So we’re going to get started with Ms. Mada MacDonald. I don’t even know where to start at, even though what to start at. High, low in the middle of the back. Where are we going to get started, Ms. Mada?
MYM
Well, maybe what I should do is just say who I am and where I hail from what I do. My name is Mada McDonald. Mada Yvonne McDonald is my birth name. Y-V-O-N-N-E I have my first name from my paternal grandmother. Mada Porter Edwards. And my middle name, Yvonne comes from my godmother, Yvonne Jeffron. So my parents named my birth name Made Yvonne McDonald.
Now where the Clark comes in. In 75, I married Wayne Clark. So that’s how I have Clark on my name. However, when I do my public relations work and other writing endeavors and things like that, I go by Made McDonald. So I heil from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Born and raised right there at Baton Rouge General Hospital. December 1953 is my birthday. I just made my birthday.
LD
Congratulations. You made 45?
MYM
I made 22. You could add some years on if you want to, but yeah. Born and raised here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Grew up for 13 years in Valley Park, which is out located off on Corporate Boulevard. Well Street. We lived there At that particular time, there was nothing. As you see that area, college Drive being there, there was no freeway. There was no Albertsons. College Drive It was a street, but it’s not a four lane street like it is now.
December 30, 2022 @ 5:27 am
Ms. Mada is a true historian whom we have come to love and know as a walking library. She has such a sweet spirit; and absolutely meets no strangers. She is one who gives of herself and time to uplift and to support others causes; no compensations either asked or desired. We became friends/family after our first encounter and remain close now and will forever. She is a true family friend that you do not have to spend time with often; but, when the chips are down and you need her, she is only a phone call away. If you need her, call her and she will be there. Mada is a true community leader and willing gives of herself and time to support any worthy cause she is called upon to support. She became a member of the Sanders family years ago and will be forever. She worked diligently without compensation to support our spice seasoning business and we love her so much for her loving kindness. Love you so much our forever friend,